Chapter 10.2 Outline
Christianity and Medieval Civilization
I. The Papal Monarch
A. Popes won the affairs of the Catholic church in the 15th Century
1. gained control of the territories in Central Italy- Papal States
a. kept them in control of political matters
B. Church became involved into the Feudal system
C. Bishops and Abbots got office from nobles, because of their loyalty to the Church
D. Church officials received a ring and a staff
1. symbolized the spiritual authorities that the offical offered
2. given by the secular ( lay rulers) which gave their office a lay investiture
a. fought by pope Georgy VIII
1. claimed that popes authority extended over the christain world and its rulers
E. Georgy VIII conflict with Henry IV ( King of Germany) became known as the Investiture Controversy
F. The New German King and a new pope reached an agreement in 1122 called the Concordat of Worms
1. Pope Georgy VII also tried to improve the Church ability to provide spiritual gurdence
H. Pope Innocent III- Strengthened Papal power and built a strong administrative system
1. supreme judge of European affairs
2. forced the king of France, Philip Augustus, to take back his marriage annulled
3. Compelled King John to accept his choice for position of archbishop of Canterbury
4. used spiritual weapons such as interdict at his command, which forbids priests from giving sacraments ( Christian rites)
of the church to a particular group of people
a. goal wa to cause the people under interdiction, who were deprived of the comforts of religion, to exert pressure against
their ruler
II. New Religious Orders
A. A wave of religious enthusiasm seized Europe that led to a rise in number of monasteries and the emergence of new
monastic orders
1. The Cistercians order was founded in 1098 by a group of monks who were unhappy with the lack of discipline at their
own Benedictine monastery
a. were strict, ate a simple diet,each had only a single robe, and took their religion to the people outside the monastery
B. Women joined Convents and became nuns
C. Convents were havens from daughters without husbands, wisdom's, and female intellectuals
Christianity and Medieval Civilization
I. The Papal Monarch
A. Popes won the affairs of the Catholic church in the 15th Century
1. gained control of the territories in Central Italy- Papal States
a. kept them in control of political matters
B. Church became involved into the Feudal system
C. Bishops and Abbots got office from nobles, because of their loyalty to the Church
D. Church officials received a ring and a staff
1. symbolized the spiritual authorities that the offical offered
2. given by the secular ( lay rulers) which gave their office a lay investiture
a. fought by pope Georgy VIII
1. claimed that popes authority extended over the christain world and its rulers
E. Georgy VIII conflict with Henry IV ( King of Germany) became known as the Investiture Controversy
F. The New German King and a new pope reached an agreement in 1122 called the Concordat of Worms
1. Pope Georgy VII also tried to improve the Church ability to provide spiritual gurdence
H. Pope Innocent III- Strengthened Papal power and built a strong administrative system
1. supreme judge of European affairs
2. forced the king of France, Philip Augustus, to take back his marriage annulled
3. Compelled King John to accept his choice for position of archbishop of Canterbury
4. used spiritual weapons such as interdict at his command, which forbids priests from giving sacraments ( Christian rites)
of the church to a particular group of people
a. goal wa to cause the people under interdiction, who were deprived of the comforts of religion, to exert pressure against
their ruler
II. New Religious Orders
A. A wave of religious enthusiasm seized Europe that led to a rise in number of monasteries and the emergence of new
monastic orders
1. The Cistercians order was founded in 1098 by a group of monks who were unhappy with the lack of discipline at their
own Benedictine monastery
a. were strict, ate a simple diet,each had only a single robe, and took their religion to the people outside the monastery
B. Women joined Convents and became nuns
C. Convents were havens from daughters without husbands, wisdom's, and female intellectuals